Toliva Shoal race is not noted for having a lot of wind. I don't know why that is-geography, global warming, time of the year, who knows. It is noted for shortened courses and lots of DNF's. I did finish the complete course in the early 80's when the wind blew strong the whole day. 2006 was also a great year and the entire 36.8 miles was completed, but alas I was moving out of my house and onto the boat that day.
Olympia yacht club sponsored another great breakfast and we got out on the water for a 1010 start. The winds were only a couple of knots, but at least the current was favorable most of the day. We drifted out of Budd Inlet into Dana Pass and swept toward Johnson Point. A little breeze came up just before Johnson Point where the race committee wisely shortened the race to about 9 miles. We finished at about 1400, five seconds behind Grace E, another J35. We placed 6th out of 8 boats in our class. Declaration of Independence, a usual winner in our class placed behind us in 7th. It was a nice warm, sunny day on the water, JUST NO WIND!
For a video that shows some of the exciting action, view the following(Thanks Sean!):
I motored back to Olympia instead of continuing on to Gig Harbor and kicking eyeryone off the boat to find there own way back to their cars in Olympia. The Olympia Yacht Club had delicious soup after the race. YUM!
Nice video, even in light winds
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